In 1992, Croatian-Canadian engineer Hrvoje Lukatela calculated the exact location of what is technically known as the “ocean pole of inaccessibility.” About The furthest point of the entire planet Earth relative to any terrestrial surface.
Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, this spot pays homage to Captain Nemo, the hero of Jules Verne’s novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, but is also more commonly referred to as ‘Point Nemo’ due to the meaning it offers. In Latin translation: “Nobody.”
This point can be calculated with the coordinates 48°52.6’S 123°23.6’W. drawing the widest possible circumference over the Pacific without touching any terrestrial area. This is how Point Nemo came to be, with not even an islet showing it to the human eye, covering the center of a 16,900-kilometer circle.
This inhospitable region of planet earth It is located about 2,700 kilometers from the three nearest islands. Ducie Island (Pitcairn Islands) to the north, Motu Nui (Easter Island islet) to the northeast, and Maher Island to the south.
Therefore, it is said that The closest people to this corner of the planet are International Space Station astronauts.which is 400 kilometers from Earth.
A space junk cemetery
And speaking of space, the exact distance to human life makes Point Nemo the perfect place to dump all that space junk that he came from missions and should return to Earth without posing a risk to the population.
For example, in the depths of this place lies the depths of the Pacific Ocean. remnants of the former Soviet space station MIRdedicated to the first research in permanent residence.
This station was launched into space by the former Soviet Union. After 15 years in orbit, it became obsolete and was ordered to be removed from orbit and decomposed in the atmosphere. Thus it was destroyed in 2001 and dumped into the Pacific Ocean Point Nemo in a controlled manner.
This is just one of many spacecraft, satellites, and other debris that has reached this inaccessible pole since its precise coordinates were discovered exactly 30 years ago.
It is also planned to be here. International Space stationwhen his active life ended at the beginning of the next decade.
As for marine life, it is considered quite scarce as there are not many species that thrive at these great depths, in addition to the lack of nutrients present due to currents blocking the entry of cold waters.
at this point, depth 3,700 meters and is considered one of the ocean regions with the least biological activity in the world.
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